Road Book

22 july 2010, Lofoten Islands-Moldjord

For the Pinguoins volants who slept at Henningsvaer, the day started with a round trip of 100 km to get their toilet bag back, forgotten in the Norbuer… and than a missed ferry at 10 AM at Svolvaer.

Not discouraged, our Swiss friends went to Lodingen to get another boat at 1:15 PM and found Dolly, Cap-Kap Ferret, Polartus and the Spinosiens.

At Svolvaer a couple hours later, the next teams aren’t luckier ! The ferry can only take 60 cars at once and Marguerite, L’Agence tous risques, Les Vikings and Studio 45 are left on the harbour…Once again, the teams are going to Lodingen in order to gain a little time.

At Molfjord, same as on the Lofoten islands, the weather is capricious.Icy wind and rain have become the every day life in the region since a couple weeks already.Dolly, Cap-Kap Ferret, Polartus and the Spinosiens who took the new road on the Lofotens’ this morning have renamed it the “road of the waterfalls”

At the check point located in the field of a camping-farm where the crews are supposed to stay for the night, the grass is wet and the temperature rather cold…Numerous of the raiders decide to go somewhere else and try to find a bungalow.Dolly, Cap-Kap Ferret, Polartus and the Spinosiens are taking the last 4 places available room that they’ll occupy at 5 at the nearest camping – Michel is sleeping in his car.

La PAU du Lyon finds a place under a kiosk a few kilometres farther ; fresh but at least protected from the wind.

For Gregoire de Blois, night in the car.

Everyone is doing as he or she can… There is a big fishing competition in the area and there are very few rooms or bungalows left to the rent.

For the teams that arrived late tonight, no one is discussing the place.The camping has at least toilets, shower and a little place to cook.After 3 days of wild camping, it is still better than nothing !